Dawson County, Georgia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Dawson County, Georgia.
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Dawson County Historical Records
Daniel Dabney
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 2288 at Dawson branch. Recorded birthplace as Dawson County, former master listed as Mason.
Jacob Robinson
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 8219 at Dawson branch. Recorded birthplace as Dawson County, former master listed as Garland.
Peter Chamberlayne
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1868)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Peyton to Allen for consideration of $1535.
Solomon Beverley
Freedman's Bank Log (1867)Opened savings account No. 1014 at Dawson branch. Recorded birthplace as Dawson County, former master listed as Marshall.
Mahala Fisher
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 4763 at Dawson branch. Recorded birthplace as Dawson County, former master listed as Ball.
Harrison Howard
Manumission Deed (1864)Deed of emancipation granted by Evans. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1864.
Winney Nelson
Probate Inventory (1862)Appraised in estate inventory of Harris plantation, evaluated at $1290. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Minerva Long
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Miller in Dawson County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 63.
Lafayette Thompson
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Mercer in Dawson County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 34.
Violet Harris
Estate Division Account (1846)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Thompson. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Caroline Peyton
Estate Division Account (1843)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Fairfax. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Augustus Mason
Probate Inventory (1843)Appraised in estate inventory of Fairfax plantation, evaluated at $1108. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.